Brown urged the President to sign an executive order that would ensure companies that have U.S.-based call centers receive preference when it comes to receiving federal contracts over companies that ship call center facilities overseas. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. lost 200,000 call center jobs between 2006 and 2014.

“Most Americans want to support American jobs by buying American whenever they can, and that includes the customer service they get from call centers,” Brown said. “American tax dollars should support American jobs.”

— Require U.S. companies to identify the location of the call center and allow the customer to be transferred to a call center located in the U.S. if asked; and

— Require companies to notify the Department of Labor (DOL) before they relocate call centers, and create a public list of companies that outsource call center jobs.

Brown previously pushed for an amendment to the Senate tax bill that would reward employers who keep jobs in the United States and pay workers well – by encouraging them to create even more good-paying jobs in the US. Senate Republicans voted down Brown’s amendment.

Brown has long supported Buy America provisions that protect U.S. jobs. Brown has introduced bipartisan legislation with Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) to apply Buy America rules to all taxpayer-funded infrastructure projects. He also unveiled a blueprint to invest $1 trillion in the nation’s infrastructure, which includes Buy America provisions. Earlier this year, Brown introduced his Bridge Investment Act, which would put Americans to work repairing bridges using American steel and iron.